Beaches, Bays, and Barrens
A Natural History of the Jersey Shore
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Product details:
- Publisher Rutgers University Press
- Date of Publication 17 May 2024
- Number of Volumes Paperback
- ISBN 9781978836181
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages362 pages
- Size 279x216x25 mm
- Weight 993 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 7 B-W & 92 color images 562
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Long description:
The Jersey Shore attracts millions of visitors each year, drawn to its sandy beaches. Yet New Jersey’s coastline contains a richer array of biodiverse habitats than most tourists realize, from seagrass meadows to salt marshes to cranberry bogs.
Beaches, Bays, and Barrens introduces readers to the natural wonders of the Jersey Shore, revealing its unique ecology and fascinating history. The journey begins with the contributions and discoveries of early naturalists who visited the region and an overview of endangered species and natural history, followed by chapters that explore different facets of the shore’s environments. These start with sandy beaches and dunes and culminate in the engaging Pine Barrens, the vital watershed for much of the state’s varied coastline. Along the way, readers will also learn about whaling, decoy carvers, an extinct duck, and the cultivation of wild blueberries.
Including over seventy color photographs, the book also features twenty-three infoboxes that go deep into areas of ecological or historical interest, such as the Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge or the Jaws-like shark attacks of 1916. From Cape May to Sandy Hook, biologist Eric G. Bolen takes you on a guided tour of the Jersey Shore’s rich ecological heritage.
Table of Contents:
Foreword by Joanna Burger
Preface
Chapter One: Background and Other Thoughts
Chapter Two: Shifting Sands-Beaches, Dunes, and Inlets
Chapter Three: Tidal Salt Marshes-Grasslands Like No Others
Chapter Four: Barnegat Bay-The Face of the Jersey Shore
Chapter Five: Cape May-A Gateway South
Chapter Six: Delaware Bay-The Other Jersey Shore
Chapter Seven: The Pine Barrens-Imposing Solitude
Afterword
Appendix A: Nomenclature
